The Rules of Engagement

Reconnaissance

Release Prayer, fasting, intercession, Jehovah-Gibbor, the Spirit of truth, discern ment of spirits, repentance, the wisdom of God, and revelation of the hidden secrets of the heart S pirit of S amaria According to the prophet Ezekiel, Samaria was known for its spiritual harlotry and adultery in that it promoted convenience in worship, compro mise of holiness, and mediocrity in the service of the Lord, which eventually led the children of Israel to embrace carnality, sensuality, and idolatry as a way of life, possessing a form of godliness, but denying the power therein.

Scriptural reference for the spirit of Samaria Ezekiel 23:1–20

Signs, symptoms, and manifestations of the spirit of Samaria

“Holier than thou” attitude Ancestral worship

Religiosity

Abortion

Antagonism

Arrogance

Blasphemy Compromise Deception Disunity Dogmatism

Carnality

Character assassination

Control

Cultism

Denominationalism Disharmony

Division Duplicity

Doctrines of devils

Emotionalism

False evangelistic anointing False prophetic anointing Hireling anointing Inordinate sophistication Judgmentalism Formalism

Fables

False apostolic anointing

False pedagogical (teaching) anointing

False pastoral anointing

False revelation

Falsehood

Fornication

Heresy

Hypocrisy

Idolatry

Institutionalized abuse Irreverence

Lewdness

Libations

Lust

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